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Creative Team Lead

Posted: over 1 year
Music & Sound Design
Full-Time
Lead / Principal
Position Summary
As a Creative Team Lead for Eleventh Hour Games, you will be responsible for working closely with your team of sound designers, composer, level and narrative designers to help tell and bring to life the story of Last Epoch. In this position you will be responsible for handling and organizing processes so that your team can do what they do best. We are looking for individuals who excel in organization, have exceptional communication abilities, and whom are comfortable managing schedules of complex projects across various disciplines. You will manage, mentor, and inspire your team to build a culture of creative collaboration while balancing a healthy and safe environment.
Key Responsibilities
  • Foster a diverse and inclusive culture of positivity and enthusiasm, in which designers of all backgrounds and cultures feel supported and encouraged in their growth.
  • Responsible for a healthy creative team, considering pace, size, growth, staffing, hiring, performance management.
  • Ensure the team has the best organizational structure, processes, and practices that allow them to produce high quality work efficiently and on time.
  • Provide transparency on project status and risks to stakeholders in order to ensure they are properly informed of any impacts from upcoming releases.
  • Communicate frequently with the rest of the production team and project leads on project status, risks, and opportunities.
Personal Qualifications
  • 2+ years of leadership experience or equivalent
  • Available to work during core hours, between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM Central Time
  • Self-starter and team-driven organization skills
  • Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Extensive experience playing Diablo-like ARPGs
Technical Qualifications
  • A passionate, creative approach to telling great stories. Self-motivated, with strong opinions and a desire to excel.
  • Excellence in creative writing in all forms of game media, and a passion for breaking new ground in cross-media.
  • Demonstrable ability to improve the player experience through creative and effective narrative and level design
  • Excellent presentation and conceptual skills to clearly communicate your vision and ideas to the team
Perks
  • Work from the comfort of your home
  • Base salary is negotiable based on experience
  • Flexible hours outside of core ones
  • Multiple weekly game nights with the team (optional)
  • 100% paid health coverage premiums for U.S. based employees
Application instructions [if relevant]
Please email your application to careers@eleventhhour.games and include any relevant demos or portfolios for our team to look through. We are looking forward to speaking with you!
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About Eleventh Hour Games

Eleventh Hour Games is an all-remote indie game development studio currently working on the ARPG, Last Epoch